Pocket



May 4 1926.

A. DESILETS POCKET 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May-5, 1924 mVENroR xwoman May4 192s;

A. DESI LETS POCKET Filed May 5 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY muss/.fg

Patented May 4, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT," OFFICE.

" ALBERT DEsILETs, or MANCHESTERv7 NEW HAMPsHIEE, AssIGNoE To TRANSFER-ABLE SAFETY POCKET COMPANY, 0F MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, A COR-PORATION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.

POCKET.

Application led May 5,

T 0 all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT DnsILETs, a ycitizen of the United States,residing at manchester, in the county of Hillsborough and State of NewHampshire, have invented new and useful Improvements in Pockets, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My present invention has reference to a removable or transferablepocketfor street car conductors, policemen and the like.

My primary object is the production of a pocket which can beremovablyreceived in a as the nature of the invention is better Vrunderstood,reference is to be had to the -drawings which accompany and which formpart of this application.

In the drawings f Figure 1 is an elevation of the. improve-y mentarranged on the coat of a uniform.

Figure 2 is a sectlonal view approximatelyA on the line 2-2 of Figurel.

Figure 3 is a rear elevation of the detachable or removable pocket.

Figure 4 is a sectional view approximately on the line44 of'FigureB. y Y

Figure 5 is a plan view of one of the fastening elements which may beemployed.

Figure 6 is an elevation ofA a removable and transferable pocket forpolicemen.

Figure 7 is a sectional view on the line 7-7 of Figure 6. l

Fi re 8 is a fragmentary front elevation of the leather protector ormouth for the pocket.

Figure 9 is a sectional view illustrating a slight modification, inwhich a secret pocket is provided.

Figure 10 is a front elevation of one of the leather strips providing aportion of the mouth of the pocket.

1924. seriai No. 711.272.'

Figure 11 is a similar view of the second leather strip employed.

yFigure 12 is a sectional view on the line 12-12 of Figure 10.

In Figure v1, the numeral 1y designates a portion of a coat for streetcar conductors or the like,*and 2 a pocket in the coat.

The mouth ofthe pocket 2 ofthe uniform is soon soiled and the pockettorn by the frequent passage of the lhand of a conductor therein. IWithmy improvementthe mouth of the pocket andthe pocket itself is amplyprotected, as is the uniform. The mouth of my improvement is made up oftwo pieces or strips of leather 3 and 4 respectively. Each of the stripshas on its inner edgey a centrally arranged extension,'5 and 6,respectively. VVhen the edges 4of the members 3 and 4 are broughtagainst each other the eX- tensions 5 and 6 are in lapping relation andare extended at a downward curvature from the said strips 3 'and 4'. Theends of the strips 3 and 4 are cut angularly, as indicated by thenumerals 7 and 8. The angle ends 7 of the strips 3`overlie the ends 8 ofthe strip 4 and these overlying ends are stitched together. Stitched tothe inner yfaces of the strip-s 3 and 4 there are the ends and edges offabric` reinforcing strips 9, which is centrally slitted for thepassage'of the extensions 5 and 6 therethrough. Embedded between thestrips of the reinforcing fabric ythere are heads 10 of eye members 11.These eye members pass through suitable openings provided inthe coat 1,the said openings being arranged around the mouth of the pocket 2. Theeyes are engaged` by spring clips 12,

' as clearlyjdisclosed in Figure 5 of the drawings, and in this mannerthe leather reinforcing mouth of the removable pocket is'detachablysecuredto the coat.` T he detachable pocket proper, indicated by thenumeral 13 is stitched, as atf14', to the lower edges of the leatherextending strips 5 and 6. The confronting edges of the strip extensions5 and 6 are also stitched together. The removable pocket 13 is of a sizeto be snugly received in the uniform pocket 2 and may be firmly attachedthereto in a manner as above described or readily removable therefrom bysimply drawing the clips 12 out of the eyes 11.

In VFigures 6 and 7 I have illustrated a slight modification, theleather reinforcing strips.being,.however, substantially similarlyconstructed. These strips, indicated by the numerals 15 and 16 havetheir projecting ends Apreferably stitched around the mouth ofthepoclret'of'a policemans trousers 17. The angular lapping ends of thestrips 15 and 16 are stitched together'. The lower strip 16, which inthis instance enters the mouth of the pocket has sewed thereon a button19 to be received through abuttonhole 20 in the trousers 17. In thismanner it Will'be noted that two, pockets or compartments are provided,the main pocket 21 of thev trousers, lin which the lremovable. pocket isreceived, being accessible when the button is released, access to theauxiliary pocket being had throughthe confronting ends ofI the leatherreinforcingstrips 15 and A16. The Vleather reinforcing strips areillustrated in detail in lFigures -10 and .11, While in fFigure 12 theedges of the said strips are disclosed.

,To remove the auxiliary Ipocket from'the uniform l7'the stitching 22which. attaches the leather `mouth of the auxiliary pocket to theuniform is ripped, although the yleather reinforcngmouth maybe attachedby eyes and clipsor hooks, as previously described. Y f

l'In Figure 91 have illust-rated anv auxiliary pocket in which theleather mouth or reinforcement comprises strips 28and 241:.sub-Vstantially similar to those previously described. ,Thelower strip-24 isfolded upon itself for the-reception of a reinforcingele-1nent'50,-which is stitched-,between the said folds. .Thisstriplcarriesa-button 25 to be received through abutton V'hole in thecoat or rtrousers ofthe uniform. 'Thestrip l23 `has an vinner fabricyfacing 26 -in which is embedded'the heads 27 carrying eyes 28 designedto. be engagedby hooks or clips simi- 'lar tothe clips 12 for lholdingthe same on the uniform. To the outer face of thestrip 24 `thereisstitched :the face of a pocket 29. Tothe edges ofthe inner face lofythe pocket 29 there .is stitched axfabric sheet30. VThe strip dividesthe pocket 20 into two compartments 31 and 82 respectively.V The innercompartment B2 4iis not accessible through the vmouth provided by the-leather strips 23 .and '24, ,and therefore lis especially adapted forlthe reception of'valuables, asaccess ycannot-.be obtained thereto untilthe' l garment is removed from vthe person of the wearer. While Ihavereferred to the ystrips as constructed of leather it-is tobe understoodthat any other like suitable material may be employed.

It is believed lthat the foregoing-description, when taken inconnect-ion v-with the drawings Y'will vfully -set forth lthe-construction of the improvement and its advantages.

Having described the invention, I claim V1. Asupplemental, removable andtransferable pocket for garments having a mouth portion formed ofleather strips,f.each having lapping ends which ,are stitched. togetherand having.theircontacting edges centrally formed with extensions whichproject downwardlyand rearwardly .from the strips, a

y.pocket stitched tothe said extensions `reinforcingrfabric stitchedtothe leather strips and havingacentralslitted portion to rek c-eivetheextensions Vvand the pocket therethrough, and ,fastening means,comprising headed `elements having ftheir ,headed yeportions pocketedVbetween .the reinforcing fabric and the vleather strips and having.shank portions which project through the reinforcing fabric.

r2. A supplementary, removable and transferable pocket for garmentsincluding soft leather strips having widened ends which .are arranged'in`lapping,relation and Which yare `stitched together, said strips havingtheir inner andconfronting edges formed with extensions `between theends Vof lthe strips, and the said extensionsbeing directed rearwardly;and downwardly Withrespect to -`the strips, a `pocket having ,its sidesconnected respectively :tofthe extensions, said pocket having .onV itsinnerfface ,a ,fabric sheet which is stitched Yto the edges and,to thebottom thereof and whichvprovidesvan auxiliary pocket, areinforcinglfabric secured tothe inner face ofthe leatherstrips andwhich is centrally slitted longitudinallyto f permit. of thestripextensionspassing therethrough, means for fastening, the .auxiliary fpocket around the mouth of the pocket of a garment, said meanscomprising headed ele- .ments which areembedded between therein-

